News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-08-11
FLETCHER.

Mrs. L. P. Wells is sick; DR.. Morgan
attends her.
Mrs. S. J. Scott is much better, rides
out and does considerable light work.
DR.. Rood ordered the chair for his
father. instead OF his sister, as the print
er made it read.
Luna Wetherbee is at home from Nj
agara, where she has been living the past
year.
DR.. Porter has recently been granted
pension of So per month for service in
the Mexican war.
After six weeks vacation the school
at the Center began again Monday with
! Effie Montague as teacher.
Jennie Carpenter, after four weeks va
cation, returned to her school in North
Fairfax Monday.
Mrs. Charles Armstrong and daughter,
of BOndville, Mass, arrived at her faith
er's Friday night.
Two brothers of Mrs. Dayton Lord,
one from St. Adams and the other from
Essex Junction, stopped with her over
Sunday at n. r. Bingham's.
w. H. H. Bingham, Esq, of Stowe,
with his wife, visited his three brothers
here last week.
Two young men from Jay recently Wis
tied Ned Hunt, attending church with
him Sunday. Ned goes to st. Adams to
work at carpentering.
The infant daughter of G. w. Scott,
about eight months old, died on Monday
of last week. The funeral was held on
Tuesday afternoon.
C. F. Stafford of Fairfax. who taught
school at Binghamville last winter, at
tended nbnrnh hnpa 1act Snn6au His
pastor Rev. III. Crocker, preached here
as expected. His audience listened with
marked attention and interest, his theme
being THE love of God" Mr.. Croker
left another appointment for two weeks
from Sunday.
David Shepardson, whose funeral oc-
Cured at his late home in Fairfax on
Sunday afternoon, was a brother of S. !
G. Shepardson and formerly resided in
Fletcher, living neighbor to his brot her.
He was esteemed and trusted by the COM
munity and useful in society. His death |
will be regretted by all. Quite a delega-
ton from this town attended the funeral.
Following is list of the newspapers
received at the Center post-office: NEWS |
AND CITIZEN, II; Family Herald and
Weekly Star, 10; Gospel Banner, s; Bos-
ton Globe, 2; Brattleboro Reformer, 2;
New DIRK World, 3; Argus and Patriot, |
2; Cambridge Transcript, II; st. AL
bans Messenger and Transcript, 81;
American CultivatOr, 2; New England |
Homestead, 8; Vermont Sentry, s; Farm
and Home. IA; miscellaneous. 20.
Mrs. Wells died on Saturday of week
before last and her funeral held the fol-
lowing Monday afternoon at her late
home. Her remains were deposited in
the cemetery near there, beside the hus-
band of her youth. Rev. E. Wheelock,
who Officiated, alluded to a like scene
20 years ago, when he stood in the same
place, and that then, as now, the depart
ed one was the aged and beloved mother
Cher mOther) and of the cause for graft
tude that death had not since invaded the
home until now. He paid tender and
truthful tribute to the departed, and to
women in all the tender relationships of
the family and home. Five of the six
children of Mrs. Wells were present at
her funeral, a married daughter in the
West being unable to attend. Their
mother never saw them all together but
once, and that was but few years since.
The family have the sympathy of the
community in their bereavement.